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| Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S9 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | men | |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 100 m S10 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The Women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 4 and 5 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.
Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leiston Pickett |  Australia |
30.57 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
31.04 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Kate Haywood |  England |
31.30 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sarah Katsoulis | Australia |
31.50 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Annamay Pierse |  Canada |
31.71 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell | England |
31.97 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Kathryn Johnstone |  Scotland |
32.14 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
32.24 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | Sycerika McMahon |  Northern Ireland |
32.30 | 4 | 2 | |
| 10 | Corrie Scott | Scotland |
32.64 | 2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Lowri Tynan |  Wales |
32.68 | 4 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sara Lougher | Wales |
32.83 | 4 | 6 | |
| 13 | Georgia Holderness | Wales |
32.92 | 3 | 6 | |
| 14 | Anastasia Christoforou |  Cyprus |
32.96 | 3 | 2 | |
| 15 | Martha McCabe | Canada |
32.96 | 3 | 7 | |
| 16 | Kerry Buchan | Scotland |
33.19 | 2 | 2 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Leisel Jones |  Australia |
31.29 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell |  England |
31.47 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Sarah Katsoulis | Australia |
31.58 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
32.13 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Corrie Scott |  Scotland |
32.80 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kerry Buchan | Scotland |
32.93 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sara Lougher |  Wales |
32.99 | |
| 8 | 1 | Anastasia Christoforou |  Cyprus |
33.08 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Leiston Pickett | Australia |
30.74 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kate Haywood | England |
31.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Annamay Pierse |  Canada |
32.07 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Kathryn Johnstone | Scotland |
32.31 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Lowri Tynan | Wales |
32.34 | |
| 6 | 2 | Sycerika McMahon |  Northern Ireland |
32.42 | |
| 7 | 8 | Martha McCabe | Canada |
32.68 | |
| 8 | 1 | Georgia Holderness | Wales |
32.83 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Leiston Pickett | Australia |
4 | 30.84 | |
 |
Leisel Jones | Australia |
3 | 31.10 | |
 |
Kate Haywood | England |
5 | 31.17 | |
| 4 | Sarah Katsoulis | Australia |
2 | 31.43 | |
| 5 | Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell | England |
6 | 31.56 | |
| 6 | Annamay Pierse | Canada |
7 | 32.15 | |
| 7 | Kathryn Johnstone | Scotland |
8 | 32.19 | |
| 8 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
1 | 32.48 |